The Birthday Girl

Yes, it is that time of year again. The time when Caitlyn and Brandon have the same conversation about who is older than who. I have to admit it's got to be confusing for a kid because technically Caitlyn's birthday is a day before Brandon's, but Brandon is older cuz he was born the year before, but that totally doesn't make sense to little kids. We end up just settling the matter by saying that they are the same age for one day (Caitlyn's birthday), and then Brandon turns a year older the next day (his birthday). This year we did something that I have never done before. We had two birthday celebrations, which for anyone who knows me, knows that it is so not like me. One celebration on their birthday is all I can handle. But this year we celebrated once on the weekend so dad could be there (he went to school in Indiana during the week and drove home to be with us every weekend) and once on her real birthday. Which, it turns out, Grandma and Grandpa Jensen were able to celebrate with us because they flew in to help us pack up and move. So, Happy Birthday Caitlyn! We love you!


PS...Caitlyn is the funnest person to give presents to because she gets so visibly, genuinely excited about each and every one. Just look at her reaction to her new journal (the picture in the middle).